What to Do When Someone You Love Has a Hoarding Problem
Hoarding is a complicated issue. If someone you love has a hoarding problem, it’s easy for outsiders to assume that they are just disorganized.
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Portland Psychotherapy 2019 Year in Review
Looking back on this year at Portland Psychotherapy we feel a tremendous sense of gratitude for being able to continue to do this meaningful work, and also excitement for what the future holds.
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So…Whatever Happened to Your New Year’s Resolutions?
Lose 20 pounds. Find a husband. Makeover every room the Marie Kondo way.
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Achieving Goals Despite Your Inner Critic: A Helpful Metaphor
Often people want to make changes, but are overwhelmed by a very loud and convincing inner critic. An inner critic is: a powerful, internal voice that tells us we cannot do well in…
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Portland Psychotherapy Year in Review – 2017
Hello friends and colleagues. Below is an update about new events at Portland Psychotherapy in 2017. New providers at Portland Psychotherapy help us expand our services: 2017 was a year of change! We…
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How to Stay Emotionally Connected in a Relationship
Clear communication is key in any relationship, but it’s hard to know what you actually need to communicate. As the years go by, expectations change, patience wavers, and we use fewer words to…
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Experts’ Favorite Apps and Books for Learning Mindfulness Meditation
Portland Psychotherapy recently asked members of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science what they think are the best tools for learning about and practicing mindfulness meditation. Top experts from around the world chimed…
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Resources for self- and other-care in difficult times
Many of us have been impacted by the election results. Whether you are feeling shock, fear, anger, sadness, confusion, disbelief, or excitement, joy, satisfaction or hope, you are likely not alone. If you…
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Blue light at night is bad
We have known or suspected for quite some time that there are significant harmful health and environmental consequences associated with excessive light use at night, especially blue-rich light. Advances in technology and the…
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How Self-Compassion Helps with Anxiety
Anxiety can be a loud voice in your head telling you that something bad is going to happen. Your heart rate starts to quicken, your thoughts speed up, and you feel a knot…
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Getting Through Thanksgiving with Misophonia
This post is written for people with misophonia, a condition in which a person has an automatic, sometimes intensely unpleasant internal reaction to specific sounds. Sounds that lead to this reaction are typically…
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Fear of Fear Itself: Why Panic Isn’t Dangerous
Everyone has experienced intense fear at some point. Our hearts start racing when we realize we forgot to pick up the kids at school, our hands tremble and sweat as we struggle to…
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Misophonia: what the heck is it and what’s a trigger?
Misophonia is a condition in which a person has an automatic, unpleasant internal reaction to specific sounds. This reaction can vary from frustration to panic and even rage, and can be quite an…
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Top 5 Mindfulness Resources
The science of mindfulness is a very hot topic these days. In agreement with the research, we find mindfulness to be a very helpful skill to have that is effective for a variety…
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It’s Not Your Fault: How the Mind Copes with Abuse by Someone Close to you
If you have been hurt by someone close to you, it’s likely you are bothered by feelings of shame. Maybe you find that it is hard to stop beating yourself up over small…
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Portland, Oregon
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a specific type of psychotherapy that is different from traditional “talk therapy.” A few key differences are that CBT is research-based, more structured, and and more goal-directed than…
